Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

This controversial monument was designed to lionize the Red Army, but also disheartened the Latvian people.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

A statue of the Soviet leader still stands in a quiet corner of Estonia’s most Russian city.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.

This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

This abandoned office building is a lasting example of Soviet-era architecture.

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.